The Environmental Disaster Planner will conduct planning to address the environmental disasters and hazards that are most likely to impact Philadelphia and the surrounding region. This position is Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with occasional work after hours and on weekends to support Program activities. This is a grant-funded position; continuation of the position is contingent upon sustained funding.
SPECIFIC DUTIES
• Identify likely threats and hazards that could result in environmental disasters, such as chemical spills and industrial accidents, and assess probability, severity, and level of readiness to respond.
• Develop planning documents that outline activities across the immediate, short- term, mid-term, and long-term response and recovery phases to likely scenarios.
• Develop risk communication materials that address the information needs of various stakeholders across a variety of scenarios.
• Build a subject matter expert panel to advise on planning and response actions related to hazardous exposures that impact public health. Convene regular meetings of the group to ensure ongoing readiness to address environmental disasters.
• Research environmental disasters and identify best practices and lessons learned that are applicable to local planning efforts.
• Develop and facilitate staff trainings on topics related to key threats and response actions.
• Create a compendium of references and resources that can be consulted to inform planning and response actions.
• Collaborate with emergency management, healthcare, state and federal agencies, and other partners to conduct planning and response activities.
• Participate in Public Health Preparedness program activities including trainings, exercises, and real public health response activities.
• Other duties as assigned.
